In Photos: Chamoli Tunnel Collapse And The Race To Rescue Trapped Workers

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Rescue teams race against time to save workers trapped after a tunnel collapse in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district

Uttarakhand Chamoli Tunnel Collapse
Rescue personnel at site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. At least Six people died and 14 sustained injuries. | Photo: PTI
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Chamoli Tunnel Collapse
Rescue personnel at site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Chamoli Tunnel Tragedy
Rescue personnel at site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Chamoli THDC Tunnel Landslide
Rescue personnel at site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Chamoli Tunnel Accident
People gather after a landslide in an under-construction tunnel of the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti Hydroelectric Project, in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand. | Photo: PTI
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Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Rescue personnel at the site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Rescue personnel at the site after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026.
Rescue personnel conduct rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. | Photo: PTI
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Pushkar Singh Dhami in Chamoli
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami interacts with officials amid rescue operations after water and debris entered a tunnel under construction at a hydroelectric project site on Thursday, in Chamoli, Uttarakhand. 19 were rescued overnight, seven died, and a search for the three missing is on. | Photo: PTI

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